you should be more optimistic

two days ago, michelle said to me "you should be more optimistic"

i never really thought  i came off pessimistic.  I know i am rhetorical, sarcastic, exaggerated and more importantly, never serious.  with that being said, i would think that im very optimistic because of the way i am.  with the risks i take, the failures i've had, to still maintain optimism?  home run hitters are nothing but optimistic - never settling, and going for the gusto.  and even in terms of stubbornly taking the grunt of jokes and jests, b/c i feel i am confident about the probabilities of life, makes me very optimistic.  in fact, i just recently passed a dote of optimism and perspective to 2 other people going through a trying time...

now me never being seriousis an entirely different story....it's just a copin mechanism.